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Treatment lasts between 45 minutes to one and a half hours, depending on the patient, and the condition. A detailed health history will be taken on your first appointment, as well as information about your current complaint, so please allow longer for this visit. Please ensure you have no other therapy for at least a week before your first appointment, and for six weeks therafter.

The therapist uses thumbs and fingers over precise muscles, tendons and ligaments. There is no pulling or cracking, and no manipulation of bones. Treatment can be done through light clothing (not jeans!), or directly onto skin using towels to cover areas not being treated. Trousers should not have back pockets and bras should not be underwired. Your preference can be discussed with your practitioner.

In most first sessions, points will be used on the back, neck, shoulder, hamstrings (back of legs) and knees. Additional points are added as needed, sometimes where symptoms are located. During treatment, you may feel adjustments happening in your body, or just feel generally relaxed.

In between each sequence of moves, the practitioner leaves the room to allow the patient to rest for a few moments, without any distractions. This is one of the things that makes Bowen so unique, and effective. Many people fall asleep or just relax deeply.

Two appointments one week apart are required to initiate a new course of treatment with your practitioner.

PRACTICE DETAILS

t. (01822) 853646
m. 07877 399418

Yelverton Acupuncture
& Bowen Clinic

Kirkella Road
Yelverton
PL20 6BB

Following treatment it is recommended that you -

• return for another session in 7 days
• avoid other therapies during this time and while you are receiving Bowen treatment
• walk for a short time after the Bowen session
• drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water each day during the course of Bowen sessions
• don't sit in one position for long periods of time on the day of treatment

In the first few days following treatment you may feel tired or 'different', or indeed find your symptoms improve. There is not always a sudden change, but you may start to note other improvements to your health first: - better sleep, a sense of feeling calmer, better digestion. Ocassionally people feel detoxification reactions such as aching muscles, mild headaches, changes in temperature sensions or bowel movements. This can be lessened by ensuring you drink plenty or water and take gentle walking exercise.

Usually people find that their symptoms are greatly improved after 2 or 3 treatments, and that they no longer are aware of their complaint.

For an after-care information leaflet, please click here.